Environmental Action Committee

Meeting #:
Date:	Tuesday, March 01, 2022
Time:	9:30 A.m. - 12:30 P.m.
Location:	Online Video Conference

Members

• Councillor Matt Mahoney, Ward 8 (Chair)
• Councillor Stephen Dasko, Ward 1 (Vice-Chair)
• Councillor George Carlson, Ward 11
• Brad Bass, Citizen Member
• Chelsea Dalton, Citizen Member
• Lea Ann Mallett, Citizen Member
• Pujita Verma, Citizen Member
• Sophie Zhang, PEYA (Peel Environmental Youth Alliance)
• Alice Casselman, Association for Canadian Educational Resources
• Melanie Kramer, Credit Valley Conservation
• Jennifer Taves, Partners in Project Green
• Andrea Rowe, Greening Sacred Spaces (Non-Voting Member)
• Brad Butt, Mississauga Board of Trade (Non-Voting Member)

Members Absent

• Sydney Miller, UTM (University of Toronto Mississauga) Student
• Britt McKee, Ecosource

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

Councillor Mahoney, Chair called the meeting to order at 9:31AM

2.

INDIGENOUS LAND STATEMENT

Councillor Mahoney, Chair recited the Indigenous Land Statement.

Approved (Councillor Dasko)

3.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Approved (Councillor Dasko)

4.

DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST

5.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING

5.1

Environmental Action Committee DRAFT Minutes – December 7, 2021

Approved (B. Bass)

6.

PRESENTATIONS - Nil

7.

DEPUTATIONS

7.1

Matthew Sweet, Manager, Active Transportation and Vikram Hardatt, Transportation Planner, IBI Group and David Forsey, Manager, Transportation Engineering, IBI Group regarding a presentation on MicroMobility Project Phase 1

Mr. Sweet, Manager, Active Transportation introduced Vikram Hardatt and David Forsey from the IBI Group and provided an update on micro-mobility within the City. 

Mr. Hardatt and Mr. Forsey provided a presentation on MicroMobility Project Phase 1 and spoke to the Study Scope and Objectives, System Models, Vehicle Types, Governance Models, Operational Considerations, Evaluation Framework, Potential Service Area and Next Steps.

Members of the Committee engaged in discussion and inquired about metrics, pannier (basket), utilitarian trips, future consideration for tourism, use of multi-use City trails, seasonal availability, helmets, type(s) of modes used, and bike return.

Councillor Dasko advised Mr. Hardatt and Mr. Forsey that Ward 1 is available to participate in the bicycle share pilot project.

Mr. Hardatt and Mr. Forsey responded to the Committee's inquiries. 

• RECOMMENDATION EAC-0001-2022
  Moved By C. Dalton

  That the deputation and associated presentation Vikram Hardatt, Transportation Planner, IBI Group and David Forsey, Manager, Transportation Engineering, IBI Group regarding the MicroMobility Project Phase 1, be received.

  Received

7.2

Hana Lapp, Climate Change Coordinator regarding a presentation in the MNAI Preliminary Natural Assets Inventory

Ms. Lapp provided a presentation on the MNAI Preliminary Natural Assets Inventory and discussed the Project Background and Goals, Municipal Natural Assets Definition, Natural Assets Inventory, Inventory Datasets, Online Dashboard, Natural Assets Map, Asset Registry, Condition Scores, Preliminary Risk Assessment, Next Steps and Looking Ahead.

Members of the Committee engaged in discussion and inquired about the inclusion of private land planting, data collection management, Mississauga dashboard, and enhanced assets.

Ms. Lapp responded to the Committee's inquiries.

Alice Casselman, Community Organization Representative and Brad Bass, Citizen Member volunteered to work offline with Ms. Lapp regarding cumulative and compatible data.

• RECOMMENDATION EAC-0002-2022
  Moved By A. Casselman

  That the deputation and associated presentation from Hana Lapp, Climate Change Coordinator regarding a presentation in the MNAI Preliminary Natural Assets Inventory, be received.

  Received

8.

PUBLIC QUESTION PERIOD - 15 Minute Limit 

No members of the public registered to speak.

9.

CONSENT AGENDA

That the following items were approved under the Consent Agenda; 

• 10.1 Impacts of Residential Indoor Wood Burning Stoves/Fireplaces and Staff Recommended Next Steps Memorandum.

Approved (Councillor Carlson)

10.

MATTERS CONSIDERED

10.1

Impacts of Residential Indoor Wood Burning Stoves/Fireplaces and Staff Recommended Next Steps Memorandum (CONSENT)

No discussion took place regarding this item.

• RECOMMENDATION EAC-0003-2022
  Moved By Councillor Carlson

  That staff be directed to develop and launch a Residential Indoor Wood Burning Stoves/Fireplaces educational campaignin collaboration with the Region of Peel, as well as key internal and external stakeholders, and to investigate existing home retrofit incentives available to City of Mississauga residents as outlined in the memorandum entitled “Impacts of Residential Indoor Wood Burning Stoves/Fireplaces and Staff Recommended Next Steps” dated February 18, 2022 from Stefan Szczepanski, Director, Parks, Forestry and Environment.

  Approved

10.2

Environmental Action Committee (EAC) Work Plan

Members of the Committee discussed the options of reporting to Council the progress of EAC's Work Plan. Dianne Zimmerman, Manager, Environment and staff will prepare and present the memorandum to EAC at a future meeting.

• RECOMMENDATION EAC-0004-2022
  Moved By L. Mallett
  1. That staff prepare a memo with the Environmental Action Committee Work Plan attached to be emailed to the Members of Council by the end of June 2022 to report on the Committee’s Progress.
  2. That the Environmental Action Committee Work Plan be approved as discussed at the March 1, 2022 EAC meeting.
  Approved

11.

INFORMATION ITEMS - Nil

12.

OTHER BUSINESS/ENQUIRIES

Alice Casselman, Community Organization Representative spoke to the 35th year anniversary of Association for Canadian Educational Resources (ACER) and the planning of a celebration in June.

13.

DATE OF NEXT MEETING

Tuesday, April 5, 2022 9:30 AM - Via Online Conference

14.

ADJOURNMENT

10:52AM (Councillor Dasko)